By John Corrado If modern filmmakers like Ari Aster and Jordan Peele helped define a subgenre known as “elevated horror,” director Kat Coiro’s Italy-set romantic comedy You, Me & Tuscany pioneers something that could be described as “elevated Hallmark.” This rom-com plays like something that could air on the Hallmark Channel, but with recognizable stars… Read More Blu-ray Review: You, Me & Tuscany
By John Corrado Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, the actress-turned-filmmaker’s followup to her Oscar-nominated directorial debut The Lost Daughter, is an ambitious genre mashup of horror movie, detective picture, musical, and feminist revisionism. Setting her film in the 1930s, Gyllenhaal uses Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a blueprint for an entirely new reimagining of the story, crafting… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Bride!
By John Corrado Following a successful run in theatres, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is being released on physical media this week, including 4K Ultra HD. Fennell’s adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff, in a sweeping period love story. The film mainly received mixed reviews,… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Wuthering Heights
By John Corrado Director Gore Verbinski’s sci-fi time travel action comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is one of the better movies of the year so far, and it’s now being given a physical media release this week. Sam Rockwell stars in the film as a man claiming to be from the future, who… Read More Blu-ray Review: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
By John Corrado Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is one of the big Oscar contenders this year, and the film is now available on physical media, including 4K Ultra HD. I praised this one when I saw it at TIFF (you can read my full review right here), and named it one of the best movies of… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Hamnet (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is the sequel to Blumhouse’s 2023 horror hit, which was itself the long-awaited film adaptation of the popular video game series. And the best thing that can be said about these movies, which are both directed by Emma Tammi, is that they really are made for fans… Read More Blu-ray Review: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Director Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue is now available on Blu-ray, following a run in theatres. The film, of course, netted Kate Hudson an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, which I personally feel is well-deserved. Hudson stars in the film alongside Hugh Jackman, who portray the real life husband and wife Neil… Read More Blu-ray Review: Song Sung Blue (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Following a successful run in theatres, Paul Thomas Anderson’s awards favourite One Battle After Another is now available on physical media, including 4K Ultra HD. I already gave high praise to this one when I saw it in theatres (you can read my full review right here), and also included it on… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: One Battle After Another
By John Corrado Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, the second act of the director’s two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical, is now available on physical media, including 4K Ultra HD. I was a fan of this one when I saw it in theatres (you can read my full review right here). Even if it… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Wicked: For Good
By John Corrado Ethan Hawke returns as The Grabber in Black Phone 2, director Scott Derrickson’s followup to his 2021 film The Black Phone. This poses a unique challenge for the horror sequel, seeing as Hawke’s mask-wearing, child-napping serial killer was already killed in the first film. But, as we know from this genre, there… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Black Phone 2 (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado The Conjuring: Last Rites is the fourth and supposedly final film in The Conjuring series that began in 2013, and the ninth (or tenth) film in the horror franchise if you count the various spinoffs we have gotten over the years. The series peaked with the first film and its 2016 sequel,… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Conjuring: Last Rites
By John Corrado Him, the new football-themed horror movie from producer Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, is a prime example of a film that has some theoretically interesting ideas, but ultimately fails because they are so poorly executed. The film follows a young football player named Cameron “Cam” Cade (Tyriq Withers), who is given the opportunity… Read More Blu-ray Review: Him (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Director Zach Cregger’s Weapons became one of the biggest breakout hits of the year when it was released over the summer, and the film is now available on physical media including 4K Ultra HD. The film centres around a young teacher (played by Julia Garner) who has all but one of the… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Weapons
By John Corrado One of the summer’s best blockbusters, F1: The Movie is now available on physical media, including 4K Ultra HD. Brad Pitt stars in the film as Sonny Hayes, an aging race car driver brought on to mentor young hotshot Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris). I had a great time with this one when… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: F1: The Movie
By John Corrado Nobody 2, the sequel to the 2021 Bob Odenkirk action movie, is now available on physical media following its end of summer run in theatres this past August. This sequel transplants the action to an old school water park, where Odenkirk’s Hutch is taking his family on vacation, but ends up in… Read More Blu-ray Review: Nobody 2 (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado The titular “Bad Guys” are back in The Bad Guys 2, only now they are trying to be the Good Guys after doing time and swearing off a life of crime. This sequel to the 2022 DreamWorks Animation film finds the ragtag animal crew being pulled back in to do one last… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Bad Guys 2 (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado James Gunn’s Superman is the former Marvel filmmaker’s attempt to reboot the DC Cinematic Universe. In doing so, Gunn is going back to the beginning by introducing a new Superman, with David Corenswet taking over the iconic role from Henry Cavill. Gunn and Corenswet’s new version (and vision) of the character couldn’t… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Superman
By John Corrado The first M3GAN was a campy killer robot movie that mainly became known for the memes generated by the dancing robot girl, which helped turn the Blumhouse film into a box office hit in 2023. This sequel, M3GAN 2.0, somewhat fittingly takes the Terminator 2 approach; the creative team of original director… Read More Blu-ray Review: M3GAN 2.0
By John Corrado The seventh film in the franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth was one of the biggest box office hits of the summer, and is now available on physical media. You can read my full review of the film right here. This one is directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story),… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Jurassic World Rebirth (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, is now available on physical media, following its run in theatres earlier this summer. Benicio Del Toro stars in Anderson’s latest as Zsa-zsa Korda, a corrupt businessman who decides to appoint his only daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) – a young nun – as the sole… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Phoenician Scheme
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